What Was the Great Chicago Fire?

by Janet B. Pascal

Book Overview

Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks burned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399541586
• ISBN13: 9780399541582
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6